Mario Ancic vs Novak Djokovic — Wimbledon Round of 16

Wimbledon · ATP · Round of 16
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Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 26 June 2006
grass
Novak Djokovic
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Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
1925Grass ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ancic M.
6-4 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-3
Djokovic N.
Ancic M.
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Djokovic N.
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Mario Ancic defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the Wimbledon round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Mario Ancic claimed a first win over Novak Djokovic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mario Ancic closed it out in five sets, 6–4 4–6 4–6 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-12SydneyQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4
2007-10-15Madrid MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic7-6(2) 6-2
2005-08-29US OpenR64hardNovak Djokovic6-3 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Ancic M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Ancic M.Djokovic N.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
56%
Service points won·Even
67%
70%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
65%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.6
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (162 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Djokovic N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
61
99
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
100
Break points won·Dominant
47
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
100

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Ancic M.Djokovic N.
Freshness·
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55

Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
14°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 91%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Nadal R.
6-07-656-726-3
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
6-17-56-3
Federer R.
Bjorkman J.
6-26-06-2
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Ancic M.
6-46-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Hewitt L.
6-15-77-656-2
Nadal R.
Nieminen J.
6-36-46-4
Bjorkman J.
Stepanek R.
7-634-66-757-676-4
R16
Ancic M.
Djokovic N.[7]
6-44-64-67-56-3
Federer R.
Berdych T.
6-36-36-4
Hewitt L.
Ferrer D.
6-46-44-67-5
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-664-62-66-3
Stepanek R.
Verdasco F.
6-746-34-66-46-2
Nadal R.
Labadze I.
6-37-646-3
Nieminen J.
Tursunov D.
7-56-46-726-769-7
Baghdatis M.
Murray A.
6-36-47-62
R32
Labadze I.
Fish M.
6-2
Ancic M.
Wawrinka S.
7-656-756-16-3
Djokovic N.[7]
Youzhny M.
4-66-26-36-3
Bjorkman J.
Bracciali D.
7-56-26-1
Verdasco F.
Nalbandian D.
7-697-696-2
Mirnyi M.
Blake J.
6-43-64-66-16-0
Nieminen J.
Kohlschreiber P.
1-66-26-37-64
Stepanek R.
Ferrero J.
5-76-736-46-211-9
Nadal R.
Agassi A.
7-656-26-4
Hewitt L.
Rochus O.
6-16-46-4
Tursunov D.
Ljubicic I.
5-74-66-17-666-2
Murray A.
Roddick A.
7-646-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Grosjean S.
4-66-46-46-1
Ferrer D.
Gonzalez F.
4-62-66-26-36-4
Federer R.
Mahut N.
6-37-626-4
Berdych T.
Haas T.
2-67-57-674-68-6
R64
Youzhny M.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-13-0
Baghdatis M.
Pavel A.
3-0
Wawrinka S.
Calleri A.
7-657-56-3
Djokovic N.[7]
Robredo T.
7-656-26-4
Federer R.
Henman T.
6-46-06-2
Nadal R.
Kendrick R.
6-743-67-627-56-4
Blake J.
Wang J.
6-46-24-66-2
Hewitt L.
Lee H.
6-746-27-666-756-4
Verdasco F.
Becker B.
6-46-774-66-39-7
Rochus O.
Zib T.
6-16-16-0
Grosjean S.
Delgado J.
6-33-66-26-3
Mirnyi M.
Philippoussis M.
7-666-46-756-3
Ferrer D.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-627-56-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Falla A.
6-46-43-67-61
Nieminen J.
Lee M.
6-46-06-3
Gonzalez F.
Safin M.
4-66-746-46-46-4
Bracciali D.
Galvani S.
6-36-736-36-4
Tursunov D.
Martin A.
6-17-56-4
Ljubicic I.
Gimelstob J.
6-37-617-5
Roddick A.
Mayer F.
6-46-16-2
Nalbandian D.
Clement A.
6-46-46-3
Berdych T.
Santoro F.
6-46-762-67-656-4
Murray A.
Benneteau J.
7-656-44-66-1
Fish M.
Van Gemerden M.
6-26-06-1
Agassi A.
Seppi A.
6-47-626-4
Labadze I.
Gaudio G.
6-46-26-3
Ferrero J.
Karanusic R.
6-37-646-3
Haas T.
Bloomfield R.
6-36-47-64
Ancic M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-26-1
Stepanek R.
Malisse X.
6-36-747-56-1
Bjorkman J.
Dlouhy L.
6-36-44-61-66-4
Mahut N.
Vliegen K.
6-46-46-3
R128
Djokovic N.[7]
Goldstein P.
6-36-27-63
Wawrinka S.
Karlovic I.
7-653-66-26-7811-9
Federer R.
Gasquet R.
6-36-26-2
Henman T.
Soderling R.
6-786-36-21-66-3
Verdasco F.
Spadea V.
3-66-47-616-3
Mahut N.
Melzer J.
6-737-56-16-4
Roddick A.
Tipsarevic J.
6-756-47-666-2
Vliegen K.
Novak J.
6-47-56-2
Ljubicic I.
Lopez F.
6-36-45-73-611-9
Gimelstob J.
Rochus C.
6-36-46-4
Martin A.
Di Mauro A.
6-36-46-1
Becker B.
Chela J.
6-33-66-36-4
Tursunov D.
Udomchoke D.
6-16-46-2
Nieminen J.
Daniel M.
6-26-47-5
Haas T.
Vanek J.
7-627-56-4
Lee M.
Norman D.
6-27-627-64
Kohlschreiber P.
Sabau R.
6-36-26-4
Falla A.
Davydenko N.
2-67-647-686-3
Gaudio G.
Faurel J.
7-53-66-26-4
Labadze I.
Peya A.
6-44-65-76-36-1
Bloomfield R.
Berlocq C.
6-16-26-2
Robredo T.
Greul S.
6-26-25-77-63
Youzhny M.
Starace P.
6-06-46-1
Kunitsyn I.
Monfils G.
5-77-676-36-4
Santoro F.
Arthurs W.
7-636-33-66-1
Berdych T.
Hernych J.
6-36-47-5
Calleri A.
Srichaphan P.
6-737-56-33-66-3
Van Gemerden M.
Goodall J.
6-47-57-5
Fish M.
Ginepri R.
6-36-26-4
Agassi A.
Pashanski B.
2-66-26-46-3
Ferrer D.
Stadler S.
6-16-46-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Minar I.
7-614-67-636-2
Safin M.
Rusedski G.
6-46-46-4
Malisse X.
Dorsch B.
6-27-56-2
Sanguinetti D.
Kim K.
6-37-6106-1
Gonzalez F.
Horna L.
7-637-56-2
Grosjean S.
Simon G.
6-46-26-4
Delgado J.
Berrer M.
6-46-23-63-66-3
Pavel A.
Granollers M.
7-646-46-4
Ancic M.
Almagro N.
7-627-57-64
Nalbandian D.
Moodie W.
6-36-46-1
Baghdatis M.
Mackin A.
6-46-746-747-56-2
Murray A.
Massu N.
6-16-46-4
Benneteau J.
Phau B.
5-76-46-27-66
Kendrick R.
Lu Y.
7-656-36-0
Clement A.
Portas A.
6-36-26-4
Seppi A.
Baker J.
6-36-736-46-3
Blake J.
Pless K.
6-37-55-76-4
Wang J.
Marach O.
6-17-626-0
Galvani S.
Waske A.
4-67-626-43-616-14
Mirnyi M.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-756-46-36-3
Philippoussis M.
Mathieu P.
5-77-656-37-612
Stepanek R.
Dancevic F.
7-646-36-4
Nadal R.
Bogdanovic A.
6-47-636-4
Bjorkman J.
Johansson T.
3-67-646-16-1
Dlouhy L.
Serra F.
4-66-36-47-5
Hewitt L.
Volandri F.
6-16-16-3
Karanusic R.
Schuettler R.
7-674-66-26-1
Mayer F.
Vik R.
6-36-36-3
Lee H.
Saretta F.
7-6106-37-5
Zib T.
Montanes A.
6-36-47-67
Bracciali D.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-46-4
Rochus O.
Muller G.
6-47-56-3
Ferrero J.
Vicente F.
6-16-36-2